Dragonus Owners thread!!

crxef9 · Jan 24, 2007, 05:15 AM

I know there is several build threads already but i did not see one owners thread. So all of you dragonus SA , elite , pro owners care to chime in and post your setup?

gyro?
servo?
motor?
battery? (location?)

and better yet picture of your heli with and without canopy

arclite5 · Jan 24, 2007, 10:59 AM

w00t w00t!

GY-401 w/ S9650,
HS-65MG's cyclic,
RC-TEK 3500kv motor w/ Align 35A 6v ESC (couple different ESC's in testing tho),
MaxAmps 3s 2100 or TP Prolite 2100 or TPX 2070 - all in the battery tray like normal.

Can't find a good pic right now.. =\

-Kyle

crxef9 · Jan 24, 2007, 11:27 AM

only one owner?

arclite5: how were you able to fit in those HS65? i thought those cant fit?

JKY · Jan 24, 2007, 11:54 AM

Dragonus SA
Z-power 450th 3300kv 'fan' motor
Rc-expert 40a governor ESC (this may only be temporary depending on how it performs)
3 x Hitec 65s - frames need opening out
No tail servo yet
Probably telebee gyro for now
JR 77s receiver

arclite5 · Jan 24, 2007, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crxef9

only one owner?

arclite5: how were you able to fit in those HS65? i thought those cant fit?

They fit just fine.. I didn't have to open my frame or anything. They were a tight squeeze to fit into the servo tower, but I convinced them to fit with a little wiggle.

Weird that some people can't get 'em to fit. I guess it would only have to be a fraction of a millimeter smaller of a hole to cause that to happen?

-Kyle

crxef9 · Jan 24, 2007, 12:09 PM

JKY: whats a 'fan" motor , what whats a JR 77s receiver? a 770 or 790?

arclite: yea even jky need to open things up

keep em coming guys

blade strike · Jan 24, 2007, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crxef9

only one owner?

arclite5: how were you able to fit in those HS65? i thought those cant fit?

It seems that SA's need to be moded just a bit... But some say the same on the SE.. I didnt need to mod my SE but some do.

But on the elite's they fit just fine

JKY · Jan 24, 2007, 12:59 PM

My frame will need about 1.5 mm (.75 each end so not too much), same on the servo tower - no way that wiggling it will get it to go. Understand that the metal v fibre frames may be different but I thought that the tower was the same. Strange that there seems to be such variation.

Jr 77s is the small pcm sythesised rc (same looks for all 700 770 70s 77s). May be labelled differently in USA

Fan motor is the latest zpower one with a fan on the bottom that only seems avalable from 'wattsuprc'. A pal has one in his Trex SE and he is very impressed - super smooth, powerful, low consumption and never gets hot.

http://www.wattsuprc.com.au/product_...asp?pid=ZP02-1

crxef9 · Jan 24, 2007, 01:22 PM

great info thanks

geneween · Jan 24, 2007, 02:49 PM

Dragonous II Elite
HS65mg on Cyclic
401/9650 on tail with RC-Teck 9650 frame mount for the 9650
Spektrum DX7 TX with AR6000 RX
ZPower Z10A 3300
13t pinion
325mm pro woddies
DN Power 2150 20C 3S
A2,B2,C2 programed on the head

geneween

PS: The picture is an old one. It now has the intruder canopy on it and I like the looks much better.

buzzsaw 46 · Jan 24, 2007, 02:52 PM

DII Pro
3x DS285's on cyclic
1x KoPropo PDS-3014 on tail
Logictech LGT-2100T gyro
JR 790 PCM RX
CC P-60 ESC
Park BEC 6v
Mega 16/15/5 11t pinion
6s TP PL 1320's

A2,B1,C1 on the head links

Gary Morris · Jan 24, 2007, 03:31 PM

I have two, one using a Futaba GY-240 gyro the other using the Art-Tech HH gyro, both fly well with no problems thus far. I hope that parts become available soon in quantities that will be able to fill orders when that all too often crash happens. I'm running Electron 6's with Jeti Spin 33 speed controllers, HS-65's on swash and tail. My only concern has been battery placement, if using anything larger than a TP 2100 pack the battery hits the front of the canopy and if your not careful the back of the battery will rub on the front of the motor. The canopy should have been designed so that there is 1/2 inch more room in the front, had they done this practically any 3-cell pack would fit with no problems. Another possible solution is moving the two posts forward 1/2 inch and having the canopy not slide so far back. This would cause the main gear to possibly rub on the canopy though.

Gary

ucsdgemini · Jan 24, 2007, 04:03 PM

Ok here is my Dragonus Pro:

JR 7202 with 3x DS 285 on cyclic, 9650/401 on tail, RC-TEK 3500 kv motor (awesome for the money), Park BEC 6V, Align 35G ESC, Tech-MP micro antenna, DN Power 15C and 20C 2150 packs.

Here is a picture of my baby sleeping in its crib!

Here are some other pictures:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=625698

arclite5 · Jan 24, 2007, 05:30 PM

WOW uscd! That thing looks -fierce- in there with all that CF and your sweet sweet paintjob..

I'm jealous =]

If I sent you my canopy, would you do that for me? haha =]

-Kyle

moosemanty · Jan 24, 2007, 07:30 PM

i am going to have these electronics (almost done buying these)

rc-tek 3500kv motor
DN 36a esc
3 hs65's
futaba 401
1 futaba 9650
berg 7p receiver
hitec eclipse 7 tx
2 aplus 20c 1700mah lipos (for now)

and for all of you that have the hs65 mg's, would you reccomend them over the hb's?

Thanks,
Tyler

Jan 24, 2007, 05:15 AM	#1
crxef9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 383	Dragonus Owners thread!! I know there is several build threads already but i did not see one owners thread. So all of you dragonus SA , elite , pro owners care to chime in and post your setup? gyro? servo? motor? battery? (location?) and better yet picture of your heli with and without canopy

Jan 24, 2007, 02:49 PM	#10
geneween Conformity Kill's Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 2,796	Dragonous II Elite HS65mg on Cyclic 401/9650 on tail with RC-Teck 9650 frame mount for the 9650 Spektrum DX7 TX with AR6000 RX ZPower Z10A 3300 13t pinion 325mm pro woddies DN Power 2150 20C 3S A2,B2,C2 programed on the head geneween PS: The picture is an old one. It now has the intruder canopy on it and I like the looks much better. Attached Thumbnails 148.2 KB · Views: 2074

Jan 24, 2007, 03:31 PM	#12
Gary Morris Your attitude is your alt Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Nashville Metro, Tennesse, United States Posts: 2,377	Dragnous II I have two, one using a Futaba GY-240 gyro the other using the Art-Tech HH gyro, both fly well with no problems thus far. I hope that parts become available soon in quantities that will be able to fill orders when that all too often crash happens. I'm running Electron 6's with Jeti Spin 33 speed controllers, HS-65's on swash and tail. My only concern has been battery placement, if using anything larger than a TP 2100 pack the battery hits the front of the canopy and if your not careful the back of the battery will rub on the front of the motor. The canopy should have been designed so that there is 1/2 inch more room in the front, had they done this practically any 3-cell pack would fit with no problems. Another possible solution is moving the two posts forward 1/2 inch and having the canopy not slide so far back. This would cause the main gear to possibly rub on the canopy though. Gary

Jan 24, 2007, 04:03 PM	#13
ucsdgemini Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 385	Ok here is my Dragonus Pro: JR 7202 with 3x DS 285 on cyclic, 9650/401 on tail, RC-TEK 3500 kv motor (awesome for the money), Park BEC 6V, Align 35G ESC, Tech-MP micro antenna, DN Power 15C and 20C 2150 packs. Here is a picture of my baby sleeping in its crib! Here are some other pictures: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=625698 Attached Thumbnails Ahh, beauty rest! 165.0 KB · Views: 2346

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Jan 24, 2007, 10:59 AM	#2
arclite5 LAHeli Ricco Ninja Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,906	w00t w00t! GY-401 w/ S9650, HS-65MG's cyclic, RC-TEK 3500kv motor w/ Align 35A 6v ESC (couple different ESC's in testing tho), MaxAmps 3s 2100 or TP Prolite 2100 or TPX 2070 - all in the battery tray like normal. Can't find a good pic right now.. =\ -Kyle

Jan 24, 2007, 11:27 AM	#3
crxef9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 383	only one owner? arclite5: how were you able to fit in those HS65? i thought those cant fit?

Jan 24, 2007, 11:54 AM	#4
JKY Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 333	Dragonus SA Z-power 450th 3300kv 'fan' motor Rc-expert 40a governor ESC (this may only be temporary depending on how it performs) 3 x Hitec 65s - frames need opening out No tail servo yet Probably telebee gyro for now JR 77s receiver

Jan 24, 2007, 12:09 PM	#6
crxef9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 383	JKY: whats a 'fan" motor , what whats a JR 77s receiver? a 770 or 790? arclite: yea even jky need to open things up keep em coming guys

Jan 24, 2007, 12:59 PM	#8
JKY Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 333	My frame will need about 1.5 mm (.75 each end so not too much), same on the servo tower - no way that wiggling it will get it to go. Understand that the metal v fibre frames may be different but I thought that the tower was the same. Strange that there seems to be such variation. Jr 77s is the small pcm sythesised rc (same looks for all 700 770 70s 77s). May be labelled differently in USA Fan motor is the latest zpower one with a fan on the bottom that only seems avalable from 'wattsuprc'. A pal has one in his Trex SE and he is very impressed - super smooth, powerful, low consumption and never gets hot. http://www.wattsuprc.com.au/product_...asp?pid=ZP02-1

Jan 24, 2007, 01:22 PM	#9
crxef9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 383	great info thanks

Jan 24, 2007, 02:52 PM	#11
buzzsaw 46 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Spring Valley. MN Posts: 4,229	DII Pro 3x DS285's on cyclic 1x KoPropo PDS-3014 on tail Logictech LGT-2100T gyro JR 790 PCM RX CC P-60 ESC Park BEC 6v Mega 16/15/5 11t pinion 6s TP PL 1320's A2,B1,C1 on the head links

Jan 24, 2007, 05:30 PM	#14
arclite5 LAHeli Ricco Ninja Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,906	WOW uscd! That thing looks -fierce- in there with all that CF and your sweet sweet paintjob.. I'm jealous =] If I sent you my canopy, would you do that for me? haha =] -Kyle

Jan 24, 2007, 07:30 PM	#15
moosemanty Rcer field rep. Join Date: May 2006 Location: yucca valley, CA/// RCG Posts: 3,270	i am going to have these electronics (almost done buying these) rc-tek 3500kv motor DN 36a esc 3 hs65's futaba 401 1 futaba 9650 berg 7p receiver hitec eclipse 7 tx 2 aplus 20c 1700mah lipos (for now) and for all of you that have the hs65 mg's, would you reccomend them over the hb's? Thanks, Tyler